Anglo American and Teck Resources to Merge, Forming a Copper Giant
[The deal, billed as a merger of equals, comes amid a surge in demand for copper, a crucial component in technology, from data centers to electric vehicles.
Month: September 2025
Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries
The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade.
EU asylum applications down 23%
BRUSSELS: Asylum applications to the European Union fell by 23 percent in the first six months of 2025, driven by a massive drop in Syrians seeking protection, the EU’s asylum agency said Monday.Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed Syrians lodged around 25,000 requests in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway … Read more
Auction delay risks $25b IT exports
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cannot achieve its goal to enhance information technology-based exports to $25 billion in five years if the spectrum auction is delayed by another two years, a regional head of the global mobile phone operators’ body said on Monday while urging the government to remove legal obstacles. Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific … Read more
Israel Targeted Hamas Leadership in Qatar Strike
Qatar, which has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire, condemned the attack. The Qatari foreign ministry said a residential headquarters where senior Hamas politicians lived was targeted.
Arrest Warrant Says Buyer of ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Knew It Was Looted
Investigators are pursuing criminal charges against a wealthy collector who has challenged the assertion that the Roman-era antiquity he bought for $1.3 million had been stolen from Turkey.
Kane says England ‘prepared’ amid racism fears in Serbia clash
BELGRADE: England captain Harry Kane has confirmed UEFA’s three-step protocol for discriminatory behaviour has been discussed by the players amid fears of racist abuse in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Serbia. Kane and his team are in Belgrade to face Serbia in a vital showdown at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, where the capacity has been … Read more
Israel says it targeted Hamas leadership in Qatar
DOHA: Israel launched an attack on the leadership of Hamas in Qatar on Tuesday, expanding its military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base. An Israeli official confirmed to Reuters that Israel had carried out an attack … Read more
Employers Added Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Updated Data Shows
[Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Houses
A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.
